Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

[Anonymouse]

From the latest Iowa debate

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Ron Paul 2008.

[skhara]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

Yes excellent.

[crusader1492]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

This man would would make a great president. Unfortunately, the powers that be in the media (and you know who they are) will make sure this never happens.

[TomServo]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

That's nice, Anonymouse, but will you be voting?

[Sip]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

He is a bit too much of an extremist for my tastes but I definitely have a lot of respect for him. I don't think I would vote for him though if he were a candidate (depends on who else is an option).

The only thing that really bothers me about him is his strong anti-abortion stance. But at least he is not in favor of making this an "absolute" at the federal level.

[Alex deLarge]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

He is a bit too much of an extremist for my tastes but I definitely have a lot of respect for him. I don't think I would vote for him though if he were a candidate (depends on who else is an option).

The only thing that really bothers me about him is his strong anti-abortion stance. But at least he is not in favor of making this an "absolute" at the federal level.

Do you use the word "extremist" with some sort of negative connotation in the idea that Paul's proposals are dangerous for the country? Or do you simply mean that his opinions are farthest from the "mainstream" and therefore extreme? Then again what so wrong with change? Especially such a screwed up system?

I agree that some of Paul's platform regarding social might be too far right but his foreign policy moves and changes in the style bureaucracy being used far outweigh these issues. On top of that I think Paul would focus much more on fixing up not only our political institutions in regards to foreign relations but also help the publics sheepish mentality on such issues. I don't think his focus would be so much on social issues. I guess to each his own in regards to the preference given to certain issues, but IMO Paul would do much more good than damage.

[Sip]

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I always use the word "extremeist" in a negative context. Not every federal program is evil. However, certainly there is far too much waste and far too much unneccessary spendings on the part of the government.

Perhaps the stage can be set for someone like Paul to step in in about 10-15 years ... but right now, sticking him into the whitehouse might shake things too much too quickly.

For now, I really like Barak's view of opening up all of the government books and making them public. Public acounting of EVERY dollar will go a long way of reforming the "shady" spending where a lot of times the public doesn't really know where it's money is going.

As far as his views on the federal reserve ... I think his view is definitely intriguing but I am not sure if the right thing to do is to get rid of it.

[Anonymouse]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

He is a bit too much of an extremist for my tastes but I definitely have a lot of respect for him. I don't think I would vote for him though if he were a candidate (depends on who else is an option).

The only thing that really bothers me about him is his strong anti-abortion stance. But at least he is not in favor of making this an "absolute" at the federal level.

His stance on abortion, while personal, is also very much based on what the Constitution mandated, i.e., federalism. Roe v. Wade was by that definition an incorrect decision.

He is perhaps the only consistent candidate, like him or hate him, and that is a rarity in politics given the last 100+ years.

And yes TomServo, just maybe, just maybe, Paul is gonna make me get off my rocking chair and actually vote, but then I would be selling out, so I have not decided yet.

[Anonymouse]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

I always use the word "extremeist" in a negative context. Not every federal program is evil. However, certainly there is far too much waste and far too much unneccessary spendings on the part of the government.

Perhaps the stage can be set for someone like Paul to step in in about 10-15 years ... but right now, sticking him into the whitehouse might shake things too much too quickly.

For now, I really like Barak's view of opening up all of the government books and making them public. Public acounting of EVERY dollar will go a long way of reforming the "shady" spending where a lot of times the public doesn't really know where it's money is going.

As far as his views on the federal reserve ... I think his view is definitely intriguing but I am not sure if the right thing to do is to get rid of it.

That still won't change the inherent system of government inefficiency. Any bureaucracy that grows out of proportion is only clogging up and creating inefficiency. Opening record books or not is irrelevant and it is just the illusion that Obama brings. His Democratic-style socialistic approach to statecraft is exactly what this deficit and debt ridden country does not need. On top of that, he is a flip flopper and if not directly has indirectly supported the current unjust war.

The Federal Reserve is part of the problem of why we have the current dollar crisis and recession (housing bust). Granted there have always been potentials for boom and bust cycles, however, post-1913 these have been guaranteed and in very severe ways have occurred in 10 year cycles.

[clubbin714]

Re: Ron Paul speaks truth to power!

Maybe a few years after the mainstream media guides Obama or Clinton into office, the USA will collectively look back on the time when they had a chance to elect someone who was primarily concerned with the welfare of the average American, instead of the abundance of corporate profits for the military-industrial complex.

Maybe they'll finally learn that prevention is better than cure, especially when there's no longer a cure available.